.375 H&H Ruger #1 cost?

[mmm...chicken]

Hey all. I'm thinking about selling my Ruger #1 in .375 H&H (with the rings) and wondering what they would be going for? It has been used but never in the bush. Just some 'gentle' range plinking.

 

[ben hunchak]

I'm thinking $850 as it is a very desirable rifle in a very desirable caliber, if I was interested in it, the value that I would say would be closer to $600.

 

[icehunter121]

I'm thinking $850 as it is a very desirable rifle in a very desirable caliber, if I was interested in it, the value that I would say would be closer to $600.

If it is in nice shape with rings $800.00 would be reasonable...600 is a low ball as we all know that the market is there for them...shouldnt be to hard to get rid of me thinks...

 

[mmm...chicken]

Thanks guys.

Thanks guys. I did minor modifications to it i.e. bevelled down the safety so the empties don't get hung up when the lion is charging, and a big juicy recoil pad.

 

[m777]

I paid $875 for a SS Laminate one a few yrs ago and haven't had any 2nd thoughts
Clint

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Sold the one I had to a friend that collects #1's, or rather traded it to him. $850.oo.

 

[JasonS]

How pretty is the wood? Lots of figure? That can add a couple of bucks as well.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

How pretty is the wood? Lots of figure? That can add a couple of bucks as well.

That's one of the reasons I 'parted' with mine. The wood was from a later production run and, 'Plain Jane'.

 

['Boo]

Thanks guys. I did minor modifications to it i.e. bevelled down the safety so the empties don't get hung up when the lion is charging, and a big juicy recoil pad.

As long as you didn't take a Dremel tool to the receiver in a do-it-yourself engraving attempt the value shouldn't be affected.

As mentioned by others if the condition is NRA Good or better the value should be in the $800.00 + range.

 

[JasonS]

That's one of the reasons I 'parted' with mine. The wood was from a later production run and, 'Plain Jane'.

It seems the older the No.1 the nicer the wood is.

 

[Moose Masher]

If the going rate for a used one is $800, I personally would pay the extra $236 for one that is brand new, in the box, unfired, unmodified, with factory warranty.

 

[Boomer]

And the new rifle would have to be sent out for the after market recoil pad and the repair to the butt-stock that cracked because it was not bedded evenly. My #1 .416 Rigby went through two butt-stocks and broke both of them due to insufficient care been given to the bedding to the receiver. Both had nicely figured wood, so I said to hell with the warranty and had paid to have the rifle repaired and bedded properly, and got a couple of added custom features while I was at it. If the stock on this .375 is nicely figured, and the fore-end wood matches the butt-stock, if it has not cracked, and it has a comfy aftermarket recoil pad properly installed, that should be considered an advantage over an unproven new rifle..

 

[Moose Masher]

To each their own.

 

[mmm...chicken]

Nice wood

This #1 has really nice wood to it. Interesting pattern in the wood grain. Not super polished (like the Brownings out of Japan), and has a reddish cast to it.

Thanks again lads!

 

[Boomer]

That will help it sell. Some #1 Tropicals had pale, almost blond colored wood I didn't particularly care for.

 

[Johnn Peterson]

It seems the older the No.1 the nicer the wood is.

Your right and I 'seem' to recall hearing of a fire way back that destroyed much of their inventory. I had one in 25-06 that had fairly nice wood and that's one I should've hung on to. When I got my antique Winchester High Wall in 219DW, I gave my #1 in 22-250 to my son who lives in the B.C. central interior. It was a later production and had very plain wood. I had some accuracy work done to it in line with info I have that I scanned from an issue of Rifle magazine. It made quite a difference and the results were noticeably tighter groups.